Alexander Rayment

Alexander Rayment (1908-) was Prime Minister of Australia from 11 September 1949, succeeding Levi Ogilvy. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party.

Biography
Alexander Rayment was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia in 1908, and he was involved with the mineworkers' union before entering federal parliament as an Australian Labor Party member. By 1947, he had become the party's leader, and he led the party's growth ahead of the 1949 election. Rayment, a member of the left wing of the ALP, supported socialist economics as a way to end the economic crisis in Australia, and he also supported statehood for Nauru, neutrality in the Cold War, higher tariffs, the return of spending levels to their 1946 status, and immigrant rights. He was elected with broad support, winning over 57% of the vote. Rayment oversaw the repayment of Australia's debts to France and economic recovery, while he also encouraged immigration to Nauru in order to make it a suitable state.